Latrobe Magnesium Limited announced that it has appointed John Collier as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO) starting his employment on 30 October 2023. Experience John has had 35 years? experience in various roles from Commercial Director, Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary within private and publicly listed entities in infrastructure and construction (toll roads, water and metro trains) and professional services In his previous roles John has shown his skills in strategic planning and structured problem solving, proven track record of leadership, ability to create and manage business operations, manage and create value for all stakeholders.

For the last 6 years, John was employed by CPB Contractors who were responsible for delivering station boxes and tunneling to Sydney Metro for the City and Southwest Project and Western Sydney Airport. He managed and reported on two contracts totaling some $4.6B of design, engineering and construction work. Prior to this appointment, he worked with Countplus Limited and BDO ?

Chartered Accountants and Business Advisors as the Chief Financial Officer for 2 years and 6 years respectively. During these years, John gained a wealth of experience in listed companies and accounting and advisory services with a combined turnover in excess of $200M in revenue. John joined The Hills Motorway Limited in 2005 where he had a number of roles of CFO and Company Secretary.

John was appointed as Head of Hills M2 in late 2005 with responsibility for all Hills M2 management, operations finance and administration. In 1999, John had 4 years with a Lend Lease subsidiary, Australian Water Services Pty Ltd. where he held the position of CFO and Company Secretary. John started his career with KPMG where he worked for 12 years and progressed to a Senior Audit and Business Service Manager.

Qualifications John was awarded a Bachelor of Commerce from University of Tasmania in 1981. He completed a Master of Business Administration at the Australian GSM in 1997. He is an Associate of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and Financial Services Institute of Australasia.

He is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and completed the Company Directors Course in 2009.